Akiki Goes One and Done

Level 9
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Gabriel Akiki entered at the start of Day 2 and lasted just one hand.
With around 30,000 in the pot on a flop of , Akiki bet 40,000 in the cutoff and Anton Markov raised all in from middle position. Akiki snap-called with
for the nut flush draw, while Markov had
for a set.
The board ran out , giving Markov a full house and an early Day 2 knockout.
"One hand. What could I do," Akiki said on his way to the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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240,000
108,000
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108,000 |
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Busted |